Handling of the events before and after FastAPI instances serve requests — Background This article layouts the proper handling of processes before the FastAPI server starts serving HTTP requests after the FastAPI server is instructed to shut down While it is possible to initialize variables on the top of a *.py …

Presenting videos in Jupyter Notebook cells — In the previous article, the topic of displaying images in Jupyter Notebook was covered. This article intends to continue laying out the ways to run videos right in the Jupyter Notebook cells. This would ease any showing of works that include video data. Content Add Videos to Markdown Cells Add Videos…

Presenting images in Jupyter Notebook cells — There are times when data science practitioners and their target audiences need to check images while working on code in Jupyter files. This article lays out various ways to present images in Jupyter Notebooks cells, as well as the tradeoffs between each method. Content Add Images to Markdown Cells Add Images…

Step-by-step walkthrough on lip-syncing with Wav2Lip — Content 1. Overview of Deepfake Technology 2. Deepfake Audio Hands-On with Wav2Lip Environment Setup Preparation of Files Main Running Step 3. Notes Overview of Deepfake Technology Deepfake is a technology that creates synthesis media with a subfield of Machine Learning — Deep Learning.

Detailing learning from a startup to an established corporate — Introduction A year ago, I stepped away from a technology startup and joined a corporate that started back in 1923 (which marks 100 years in the coming 2023!). Note: Both companies are in the field of data science realm, which many people acknowledge as a still-evolving industry. Being in the fast-paced…

Side by side comparison of audio and visual data for quick understanding — Vision is a powerful sense of human beings. From images, we can grasp the content and sentiment instantly without additional interpretation needed. On the contrary, one-dimensional sequences data (including audio data) requires the understanding of x and y-axis labels to interpret the waveform. …

Python-based libraries to download Youtube videos for NLP use cases — Last updated: 2022 April 5th In the effort to build a conversational speech-to-text NLP model, I started to dive in on the methods to retrieve audio data from Youtube platform. The goal is to have data pairing between the audio and text snippet as the input data source.

Why and how to use Jupyter Notebooks in VS Code It’s no secret that Jupyter Notebook is the go-to IDE in the data science field. The cell nature of Jupyter allows instant running of a block of code snippet and manifest of the output.

SSH config file for remote connection and public<>private key pair management — This post dives into two common scenarios faced by developers when using SSH and how to configure the SSH client config file (.ssh/config) to overcome the roadblocks. Scenario 1: Multiple Public and Private Key Pairs